Its A New Year, New Goals!

What Are Some Goals You Want To Accomplish This Year?

This is the right time to look back at 2012 and learn from all the mistakes we made, and to come up with a list of goals for 2013.

According to USA.gov, here is the top list of goals people make:

Lose Weight

Get Fit

Reduce Stress at Work

Manage Debt

Get a Better Education

Take a Trip

Save Money

Drink Less Alcohol

Volunteer to Help Others

Get a Better Job

Quit Smoking Now

Whatever personal goals we set for ourselves, ideally, they should be SMART:

Specific

Measurable

Achievable

Realistic

Timed

They can be related to your work, personal life, or both.

Once you have set your personal objectives, you need to write them down. Research has shown that if goals are written down they are more likely to be achieved. Write a to-do list, put a note in your diary or put up a post it note on the wall. Conjure up a powerful image of you actually achieving your goal – you are more likely to achieve it.

The libraries have numerous books, audiobooks and DVDs to help you achieve your goals. The more you know, the easier the goal can be accomplished!

P.S. -- If you share your goals with others who are looking to achieve the same thing or gaining peer support, bring them along with you. It can make a huge impact on your success rate. Try our yoga classes -- every Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in our Large Meeting Room on the lower level of the library -- and bring a friend!